Painted Hand, facts for a shortlist

Painted Hand Casino opens at 10 AM every day. It closes at 3 AM Sunday to Wednesday and at 4 AM Thursday to Saturday. A day's hours that go beyond midnight count toward the day they began, so a Saturday closing at 4 AM is still Saturday. Times are given in Saskatchewan time, kept on Central Standard Time year-round.

For gaming, it offers more than 241 slot machines along with 9 electronic table games. It lists no live table games, so the card shows no live-table days. Poker does not appear among its listed games either.

For holiday hours, check Painted Hand's own site, since this guide omits them.

For a night in Yorkton, this guide lists no hotel at Painted Hand Casino, on the property or next door. Like the other SIGA casinos, all seven of which take RVs, this one accepts them. A SIGA Rewards card is needed to register, at Guest Services. Nothing can be booked ahead, and anyone staying in an RV must be at least 19.

The Guest Services box office sells show tickets, daily from 10 AM to 12 AM.

Food comes from Legends Restaurant and a Deli & Bar open 11 AM to 2 AM daily. Legends' hours differ between the casino's pages, so the guide gives none for it.

Live tables are where Painted Hand Casino differs first: it lists none, while five of the nine casinos publish live-table hours. Poker follows the same line, since Painted Hand and Bear Claw Casino & Hotel list no poker. Shows go the other way. Painted Hand is one of five casinos that list shows, with Casino Regina, Dakota Dunes Casino, Living Sky Casino and Gold Horse Casino.

On a shortlist, nothing is ranked: the cards come in alphabetical order, or shuffled at random on request. Kept cards stand side by side, with the rows where they differ marked.